We love a good party here at Biscuiteers and New Years Eve is the ultimate celebration. We've put together some of our top tips for creating the perfect NYE. From shimmering cocktails to iced biscuits (of course), your party is bound to be the best.
We truly believe no countdown is complete without some fireworks, bubbly and of course, biscuits! Our New Year Biscuit Box is the perfect festive gift. These biscuits come presented in our gorgeous hand-illustrated gift box - ready to be popped in the post for delivery to your door for the big day!
Why not get crafty and add some personalised touches to your New Year’s table? Follow our easy steps to create a memorable party...
How to: Initial Biscuit Glass Toppers
Next you could add a personal touch to your guest's drinks and Celebrate New Year’s Eve in style with some delicious Biscuit Toppers. These little biscuits slot onto the edge of your cocktail glasses and can be personalised with your guest’s initials.
What you'll need...
- Small circle (approx. 1-inch diameter) vanilla biscuits - recipe here, follow our golden rules of biscuit dough here
- Beige line icing & Beige flood icing – icing recipe here
- Edible gold paint
- Food-safe paint brush
How to make...
- Before baking your biscuits, use a sharp knife to cut out a slot on the radius of each of your dough circles.
- Once your biscuits are baked and have cooled. Use your beige line icing to outline each circle. Leave to dry for 5 minutes.
- With a back and forth motion, use your beige flood icing to fill in the circle biscuits.
- Pop back on a baking tray, and into your oven to dry for 40 minutes at the lowest possible temperature.
- When your biscuits are dry, take your paint brush and dip into your gold edible paint. Then paint the surface of each biscuit. Leave to dry for 10 minutes.
- Finally, finish off your glass toppers by using beige line icing to pipe the initials of your party guests onto the biscuits. Follow our guide to writing with line icing here.
How to: Gold Sugar Rimmed Prosecco Glasses
When it's time to serve the drinks, this is a really easy way to upgrade any glass. The sprinkles give it a sparkly twist and it's definitely bound to impress your guests. So grab a glass and use this little hack to make your prosecco look and taste fabulous. Cheers!
What you'll need...
- Beige flood icing – icing recipe here
- Plates x 2
- Prosecco glasses
- Prosecco
- Gold sanding Sugar or Sprinkles
How to make...
- Pour your beige flood icing onto a plate.
- Tip out your gold sanding sugar or sprinkles onto a plate. Set to one side.
- Take a prosecco glass and holding the stem, turn it upside down and gently press the rim of the glass into the flood icing.
- Whilst the icing is still wet, dip the rim of the glass into the sugar / sprinkles.
- Turn the glass up the right way and set to the side to dry for 10 minutes. Repeat until all of your prosecco glasses are rimmed with sugar.
- Top up your glasses with cold prosecco, pop your initial biscuits on the glasses rim and serve!
Finish your table with table confetti, balloons, fizz, and of course...biscuits. Add a truly personal touch with personalised place settings and biscuit favours. Adding a bit of personalisation to your party is bound to have everyone talking and taking plenty of photographs.
If you're looking to splurge and really want to make sure your party is one to remember, why not go all out and hire a photo booth? These ones from Showtime Photo Booth are super fun and there are quite a few to pick from, it's a great way for your guests to take home a piece of the fun they had that night! Or you can always go for disposable cameras or even pick up an Instax instant camera and buy a bunch of film!
We hope these helpful tips and creative ways to biscuit help you celebrate the start of 2018 in style. Happy New Year from every Biscuiteer at Biscuit HQ!